Band, Bridge-Crossing Riddle?!
Question: Band, Bridge-Crossing Riddle!?
Four members of a band are walking to a night concert!. They decide to take a shortcut, but must cross a bridge!. Luckily they have one flashlight!. Because of the varying size of their instruments, it takes each member a different amount of time to cross the bridge - it takes the first person one minute, the second person two minutes, the third person five minutes and the fourth person ten minutes!. They must cross the bridge in pairs, travelling at the slower speed so if the one minute person went with the ten minute person, it would take a total of ten minutes!. Since there is only one flashlight, one person must come back across the bridge, then another pair can cross!. They only have 17 minutes to cross the bridge and still get to the concert on time!. What order should they cross to get everyone across and get to the concert!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
I remember this one from Comp Sci!.
The first and second person go together (2 minutes)
Second person returns (2 minutes)
Third person and fourth go together (10 minutes)
First person comes back (1 minute)
First and second person cross (2 minutes)
Total 17 minutesWww@Enter-QA@Com
The first and second person go together (2 minutes)
Second person returns (2 minutes)
Third person and fourth go together (10 minutes)
First person comes back (1 minute)
First and second person cross (2 minutes)
Total 17 minutesWww@Enter-QA@Com
4 and 1,
1 goes back and comes with 3,
then 1 goes back and comes with 2Www@Enter-QA@Com
1 goes back and comes with 3,
then 1 goes back and comes with 2Www@Enter-QA@Com